Sugar tax is set to hurt agricultural workers.
South Africa’s sugar industry risks losing as much as 16% of its cane-growing area and more than a 10th of farm-level jobs if the government raises a levy on sugar-sweetened drinks and expands the tax to other products, according to a new report.
Sector representatives say the tax on sugar-sweetened beverages that came into effect in 2018 has led to losses of R8 billion in revenue, almost 10,000 jobs and the shutdown of two sugar mills, and have petitioned lawmakers to halt increases in the duty for at least three years. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to push through a 4.5% increase in the tax, which was postponed by a year to April 2023, and propose changes for the next three years in the budget on Feb. 22.
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